| healthy and varied food
is one of the most current topics for us people in the media. But our feathered
friends also profit from this.
We hope to be able to give you useful information on this part of the website. Often the opinions to certain food crops are not the same. We fundamentaly try to ask several resources to verify statements, but we can´t guarantee that everything is right, as we are just "interested bird-lovers". Please take into account to collect wild herbs and branches of food trees only where the load due to waste gases and pesticides (agriculture) are as low as possible. Birds have a much smaller body and they react far more sensitive. Please do not rob nature reservations from them, as the domestic animals also have a right for this plants. Branches should be free of excrements of wild animals, to minimise the danger of infection with pathogens. We personally only use fruits and vegetables from our own organic farming or as bought organic food. Be very careful with grapes, paprika, peppers and salad. Dried fruits must not be sulphurated. If you grow your own plants, please use good soil and none with wooden scrap or musty smell. Also avoid excess fertilization. The soil of indoor plants can be covered with pebbles to prevent the parakeets from eating the mouldy soil. For home-grown plants we sometimes give hints on how to cultivate them, but more detail would go beyond the scope of this site. That´s why, for more detailed info, we refer to the "Biogärtner". Here you can get excellent hints on a lot of plants. Sorry this site is only in German. Georg &
Sabine und die Ziegensittichschar
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